Resident criticizes courthouse construction timeline and bond costs; commissioners acknowledge ongoing work
A public commenter told Hidalgo County commissioners the new courthouse remains unfinished seven years after groundbreaking and questioned $50 million in bonds and rising interest costs. County staff acknowledged ongoing work and described warranty and budget processes; no new action was taken in response to the comment.
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During open forum, resident Fern McClarty told the Commissioners Court she viewed the new courthouse as still under construction and questioned the county’s fiscal choices. McClarty said the courthouse “is not finished and it is not nearly finished” seven years after the 2019 groundbreaking and asked why the county sold $50 million in bonds and is now paying significant interest. “The county is paying $33,000,000 in interest on bonds,” she told commissioners, and said rising budget totals risk increasing poverty.
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